Category Archives: Giant Monsters

See the Hellyfish for Halloween!

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by Robert Hood

Remember Hellyfish (US-2014; dir. Patrick Longstreth and Robert McLean)? It’s an  short indie monster flick the Backbrain revealed a while back. Synopsis: America’s only missing nuclear weapon is leaking radioactive material into the ocean just off the coast of Tybee … Continue reading →

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On Daikaiju Eels and Doctor Who

Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2014 by Robert Hood

Between 2010 and 2014, James Iles was the storyboard artist on 15 episodes of the new Doctor Who and concept artist on five others. He has also worked on the BBC Sherlock Holmes series. Now he and musician Alastair Jenkins … Continue reading →

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The Weed Spreads

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2014 by Robert Hood

The good news is that Ryan Cauchi and Nick Stathopoulos’ superlative, low-budget, practical FX-driven, monster plant flick, It Grows!, is sending out its tendrils, and taking root in film festivals worldwide. The short film had its world premiere on October … Continue reading →

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Hellyfish Slouches Towards Us?

Posted on Saturday, August 9, 2014 by Robert Hood

As the poet Yeats asked: “And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” Well, folks, it’s a giant jellyfish. It may not be slouching towards Bethlehem, but it is heading towards a … Continue reading →

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New: Evala, The Land Mine Daikaiju

Posted on Saturday, August 9, 2014 by Robert Hood

The details of this new daikaiju clip are sketchy to say the least, but for what it’s worth Evala, The Land Mine Daikaiju came to the attention of News Hound Supremo, Avery Guerra via the following Youtube clips — marked, … Continue reading →

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Outing the Lake Champlain Monster

Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 by Robert Hood

It seems every decent-sized lake with dark, murky waters is home to a monster — or at least to a legend of one. Most of them are, like the infamous Nessie in Scotland’s Loch Ness, rather plesiosaurian or at least … Continue reading →

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It Came From … A Big Blue Hole in the Sea: Poseidon Rex

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2014 by Robert Hood

Poseidon Rex (US-2013; dir. Mark L. Lester) is, without a doubt, a B-monster pic, SyFy-style. That’s not necessarily bad. “B-movie” is not synonymous with “bad movie”. “Low budget movie”, yes. Generally formulaic? Sure. But they can be fun if you … Continue reading →

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Update: Meateaters Is Ready To Chew the Scenery

Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2014 by Robert Hood

Meateaters is the latest B-monster flick from the Polonia Bros. Entertainment. It was highlighted during January by Undead Backbrain in an article that explored the world of Monsters vs The Mafia on film. Synopsis: An excavation blast unleashes prehistoric terror … Continue reading →

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Update: Bermuda Tentacles

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 by Robert Hood

The above image is the first view of the monster (or one of the monsters) that inhabits the film Bermuda Tentacles (dir. Nick Lyon). Looks like a tentacle made out of water, with something no doubt very nasty as its … Continue reading →

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First Hints As To What The Expedition Found

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 by Robert Hood

The makers of the “Lost World” film The Expedition (UK-2014; dir. Adam Spinks) [see Undead Backbrain article “What Happened to the Expedition?”] have provided a few visual hints as to what The Expedition‘s hapless team members stumbled upon in the … Continue reading →

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